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With company pensions going the way of the dinosaur and Social Security on the skids, young people should be thinking about how to provide for themselves in their old age. But most kids are too busy paying off student loans and trying to get jobs to think abou... More »
I like to start each day with a victory. So this morning, before I left for the office, I beat my wife to the bathroom and my kids out the door and as a result, one of them had to walk the dog. That triumph put a spring in my step and some joy in my heart as I... More »
Self-esteem is the opinion you have of yourself. If that opinion is low, you will have problems getting motivated and being successful. Fortunately, a poor sense of self-esteem can be reversed. In fact, it can’t survive if you follow these six suggestions. D... More »
The Republicans think Obamacare is a mess and that it should be repealed. But the problem for the GOP is they haven’t come up with anything better to replace it with. I don’t think that’s such a hard thing to do. As you will see from the following exampl... More »
By Martin H. Levinson How do I love me? Let me count the ways. I love me when I rise at break of day, staggering around blindly in a haze in search of car keys sadly gone astray. I love me when I say a careless thing that I regret cannot be taken back. ... More »
“All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.” So wrote Robert Fulghum, in his best-selling book of the same title. Among the things he learned there were: share everything, play fair, clean up your own mess, say you’re sorry when you hurt somebo... More »
By Martin H. Levinson 9 April 2017 The Field Guide to People of the USA is the most up-to-date resource for identifying Homo sapiens living in the United States of America. From the Lame-Brained Politico to the Loose-Lipped Rumormonger to the Bigmouth Yenta, t... More »
By Martin H. Levinson 27 November 2016 South of Brooklyn west of the Hudson there’s a land packed with pissed off men and upright women who don’t like things the way they are in rust belt towns, exurb villages, red state, alt hate, millions of Muslims ... More »
Q: How can I tell if I’m ready to date after a divorce or separation? A: “When the idea of getting to know a new person feels better than drinking all day or crying all night, you’re probably ready to start dating.” So says Dr. Phyllis, the author ... More »
By Martin H. Levinson Anderson Cooper sticks a mic in front of my face on Central Park South in New York City, cues the camera, asks “Why are you voting for Donald Trump?” as if he cares about what a nobody from from Bensonhurst Brooklyn really thi... More »
By Martin H. Levinson If we all owned guns we’d get faster service at the DMV, be listened to more respectfully in the office. Muggers would think twice about robbing Jesus on the street because the son of God could be packing a pistol and passersby might ta... More »
Bold, clever, and useful ideas to keep people working and optimistic are vital in tough economic times. Here are five such notions that fit the bill. I. Devise Impossible-to-Complete Public Works Projects Public works projects that get completed do little to h... More »